Improved railway stock-car



- J. S. KENDALL.

RailwayStock Car. I No. 90,851; Patented June 1, 1869.

JOHN S. KENDALL, OF NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF,

RALPH EMERSON, AND WILLIAM A. TALOOTT, OF'ROOKFORD, ILL.

IM PROV ED RAILWAY STOCK-CAR.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 90,851, dated J 111101, 1869.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. KENDALL, of Northfield, in the county ofRice and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Railway Stock-Oars; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and the letters and figures marked thereon,which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1represents a side elevation of my improved car 5 Fig. 2, a longitudinalvertical section; Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section of the same, andFig. 4 a detached view of the water-pipes.

To enable those skilled in the art to understand how to manufacture anduse my invention, I will proceed to describe the same withparticularity.

The same letters of reference refer to the corresponding parts in thedifi'erent figures.

In the annexed drawing, A represents any ordinary railway stock-car,made of any known shape or size.

The roof of said car is made double, in such a way as to makewater-tight space B in the top of the car, and the cross-pieces G serveboth to bind the car together, and also to divide the water-space intocompartments, there being only small openings 1) from one compartment toanother. By this arrangement the water runs freely from one compartmentto another, so that it can all be drawn out at one place; but at thesame time the water is kept sufficiently confined in each compartment toprevent its being dashed from one part of the car to another by themotion of the car.

So far as simply accomplishing the object of transporting water with thecar, so that the stock in the car can be watered or sprinkled whilebeing transported, the water tank or reservoir might be located in thebottom of the car, and be arranged so that the weight.

of the stock or car would force the water from the reservoir whendesired. It would, however, be more difficult to keep the water pure inthat part of the car; and by placing. it in the top of the car, itserves the purpose of keeping the car cool in summer by making a thickdouble roof for the heat of the sun to penetrate.

The reservoir could also be located in any other part of the car, as atthe end or side, and it might constitute a water-space in the caritself, as shown in the drawing hereto attached or it might be a tankattached to the car, so as to be transported with it, and water drawntherefrom for the purposes above described; but for the reasons alreadyspecified, as well as for other reasons, I prefer to construct awater-space in the top of the car, as shown.

E are openings into each end of the waterspace, and I locate them at theends of the car, so that by placing two nozzles on one hose two tankscan be filled at the same time.

F is a valve-outlet for drawing water from the tank, and H arewater-pipes extending from said outlet to the troughs K, located indifferent parts of the car. The valve F is operated from the top of thecar by the crank J, being connected therewith, so as to open and closethe same. TroughsK are arranged in the car, at any suitable place, so asto be accessible to the stock in the car; but I deem the most convenientplace for said troughs to be at the sides or ends of the car, as shownin the drawings hereto annexed; and for the purpose of adjusting thetroughs for use and removing them readily when not in use, I hinge themto the side of the car in such a way that they can be swung out into theproper position for holding water, or back into a recess in the side ofthe car, and fastened therein out of the way when not in use.

I find it is much better to arrange them so that they can be swung downout of the way when not in use, instead of swung up out of the way. Forin the latter position, when the cattle become thirsty or hungry, theyare constantly trying with their noses or horns to turn the troughsdown, and so injure the troughs or their attachments.

The recesses in the sides of the car are formed by making the standardsof the car-box in pieces connected firmly together by the bent metallicstraps or pieces L.

The troughs are swung up for use by the chains 0, which are attached tothe troughs,

and extend to a winding shaft or roller, 1 that is conveniently operatedto wind up said chains from the outside of the car, the top of the ear,where the brakeman can operate it, being the best place for said device.The trough is fastened back in the recess by a latch which is attachedthereto falling into the catch Q.

The water-pipes H may be connected with the water-reservoir at anysuitable place, and may be conducted, either inside or outside of thecar, to the troughs. They are less liable to be injured or destroyed bythe stock in the citrlgvhen arranged outside of the car, as shown a Forthe purpose of sprinkling the stock in the car I attach a sprinkler, S,either to the water-pipe or directly to the water-reservoir, the wholeobject being to so arrange said sprinkler that water can be taken fromthe water tank or reservoir and sprinkled upon the stock in the car. Thesprinkler may be arranged at the side or end, or even across the top ofthe car.

T is a staple attached to the side of the car, to which are attached aring and chain, U, for fastening the stock. The said staple is soconstructed and attached to the car that the animal which is fastenedcan raise and lower its head by slipping the ring in the staple; but atthe same time the staple is so constructed and attached that the animalcannot lie down in the car, nor raise its head sufficiently high tomount other animals by its side, both of which conditions are essentialto the successful transportation of stock. I also place an inclinedfeeding-board, V, in the side or end of the car above the trough, in asuitable position for conducting meal or other food from the outside ofthe car into the troughs for the stock to eat.

Having thus fully described the construction and operation of myinvention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The pipe It, arranged outside of the car, so as to conduct the waterfrom the reservoir to the troughs, substantially as and for the purposesherein specified.

2. Hinging said trough to the side or end of the car, so that it can beturned down out of the way when not in use, substantially as hereindescribed.

3. The combination of the feed-board V with the car and troughs,arranged substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. In a railway stock-car, an elongated staple, T, with chain U, whenconstructed and arranged in such a manner as to prevent the cattleeither from lying down or from rearing, substantially as set forth.

J NO. S. KENDALL.

Witnesses:

LEWIs L. OoBURN, J. L. OoBURN.

